At one high school in Washington state, students are allowed to use their phones during lunch breaks and between classes. Principals say they want to help students develop a healthier relationship ...

There are exceptions to the rules. As an example, students can use their phones riding to and from school on a school bus if it does not interfere with the driver. Students can also access their ...

It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get permission from the school. Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill into law ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Mounds View High School’s principal says a ban on cell phones in the class room is already paying off. Rob Reetz enacted the new rules ahead of a new Minnesota law requiring ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida students are heading back to school without their phones in class. A state law that just went into effect this school year is cracking down on cell phone use in ...

Policies vary across districts, from phone caddies to requiring phones be off and away. Research on cell phone impact is ongoing, but educators cite distraction and social media concerns. Parents are ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. Since Indiana’s school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom distractions haven’t disappeared. But they have become a little more ...

(WLUK) -- The state of Wisconsin is cracking down on cell phones in schools after a new law signed by Governor Tony Evers last week that requires school districts to ban phone use during class. Many ...

In the San Diego Unified School District, school returned as always this fall, but with a change: new rules about cell phone use, driven by a new state law requiring all schools to enact a policy ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s now illegal for North Carolina public school students to have their phones on in class unless there’s an emergency or they get ...